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List of ships sunk at the Battle of Jutland

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The List of ships sunk at the Battle of Jutland is a list of ships which were lost during the Battle of Jutland.

This battle was fought between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet on 31 May and 1 June 1916, during the First World War. The list is in chronological order of the time of sinking.

Time of Sinking Main damage Name of the ship Type Lives lost Survivors
31 May 16:03 Battlecruiser action United Kingdom Indefatigable Battlecruiser 1,017 2 (POW)
31 May 16:25 Battlecruiser action United Kingdom Queen Mary Battlecruiser 1,266 9 (2 POW)
31 May 17:30 Battlecruiser action United Kingdom Nomad Destroyer 8 72 (POW)
31 May 17:30 Battlecruiser action United Kingdom Nestor Destroyer 6 68 (POW)
31 May 17:30 Battlecruiser action German Empire V27 Torpedo boat crew evacuated
31 May 17:45 Battlecruiser action German Empire V29 Torpedo boat 33-43 crew evacuated
31 May 18:20 Fleet action United Kingdom Defence Armoured cruiser 903 none
31 May 18:30 Fleet action United Kingdom Invincible Battlecruiser 1,026 6
31 May 19:02 Fleet action United Kingdom Shark Destroyer 86 6
31 May 19:30 Fleet action German Empire S35 Torpedo boat 87 none
31 May 20:05 Fleet action German Empire V48 Torpedo boat 90 1
31 May 22:35 Night action German Empire Frauenlob Light cruiser 320 9
31 May 23:30 Night action United Kingdom Ardent Destroyer 78 2
31 May 23:30 Night action United Kingdom Fortune Destroyer 67 1
1 June 00:00 Night action United Kingdom Black Prince Armoured cruiser 857 none
1 June 02:00 Night action German Empire Wiesbaden Light cruiser 589 1
1 June 02:05 Night action United Kingdom Turbulent Destroyer 90 13 (POW)
1 June 02:15 Night action German Empire V4 Torpedo boat 18 crew evacuated
1 June 02:45 Night action United Kingdom Tipperary Destroyer 185 12
1 June 02:45 Night action German Empire Lützow Battlecruiser 115 crew evacuated
1 June 03:00 Night action German Empire Elbing Light cruiser 4 crew evacuated
1 June 03:10 Night action German Empire Pommern Pre-dreadnought 839 none
1 June 04:25 Night action German Empire Rostock Light cruiser 14 crew evacuated
1 June 07:30 Night action United Kingdom Sparrowhawk Destroyer 6 crew evacuated
1 June 08:25 Battlecruiser action United Kingdom Warrior Armoured cruiser 68 crew evacuated
  • Time-of-day versus "action" may vary, as some ships received their deadly damage during one action but limped through to a later time or even a later action.
  • The majority of British loss of life came from Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty's battlecruiser force, which lost Queen Mary and Indefatigable in the opening minutes, and Invincible two hours later, with a total of 3,309 lives lost.

Sources

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  • Campbell, John (1998). Jutland: An Analysis of the Fighting. Lyons Press. ISBN 1-55821-759-2.
  • Marder, Arthur J. (1978). From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904–1919. Vol. III: Jutland and After, May 1916 – December 1916 (Second ed.). London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-215841-4.
  • Wrecksite - WARSHIPS LOST AT THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND
  • North East Medals The Battle of Jutland 1916 - Casualties Listed by Ship.
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